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Synonyms & Antonyms of self-ruling
1
of, relating to, or favoring political democracy
- having rid itself of the yoke of colonialism, the new nation chose to be a self-ruling state
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- autocratic
- (also autocratical),
- despotic,
- dictatorial,
- monarchal
- (or monarchial),
- monarchical
- (also monarchic),
- tyrannical
- (also tyrannic)
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2
not being under the rule or control of another
- was granted special status as a self-ruling province
Synonyms for self-ruling
- autonomous,
- free,
- freestanding,
- independent,
- self-governed,
- self-governing,
- separate,
- sovereign
- (also sovran)
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“Self-ruling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-ruling. Accessed 18 Sep. 2021.
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